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Re: Dear Pep Band

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

Someone needs to pony up and get the pep band some something Istate to wear. Those hockey jerseys are pretty bad.

Mabye they're bad age wise, but I really like how they look. A former member of the band told me that they keep raising the fine for "lost" shirts because they can't have anymore made. (At least not a copy..)

Re: Dear Pep Band

Originally Posted by cyrevkah

Mabye they're bad age wise, but I really like how they look. A former member of the band told me that they keep raising the fine for "lost" shirts because they can't have anymore made. (At least not a copy..)

Re: Dear Pep Band

I'm sure it does get boring hearing the same songs, but you have to realize that the ISU Band actually has a MUCH more diverse repertoire than a lot of college pep bands in the country and the big 12. Have you ever listened to the OU band? They play 2 songs: Boomer Sooner (OVER and OVER again) and The Hey Song. Same with Texas, just replace boomer sooner with the texas fight song.

Don't even get me started with USC, their band plays various versions of their fight song for every situation and nothing else.

Re: Dear Pep Band

Originally Posted by agrabes

Have you ever listened to the OU band? They play 2 songs: Boomer Sooner (OVER and OVER again) and The Hey Song.

That is twice as many songs as I have ever heard the OU band play. I don't recall ever hearing them play anything other than Boomer Sooner. But I usually start tuning them out the first time they play it.

Re: Dear Pep Band

Originally Posted by agrabes

I'm sure it does get boring hearing the same songs, but you have to realize that the ISU Band actually has a MUCH more diverse repertoire than a lot of college pep bands in the country and the big 12. Have you ever listened to the OU band? They play 2 songs: Boomer Sooner (OVER and OVER again) and The Hey Song. Same with Texas, just replace boomer sooner with the texas fight song.

Don't even get me started with USC, their band plays various versions of their fight song for every situation and nothing else.

I'll break my argument up into a couple of parts:

During the end of football season, I get tired of hearing the same songs over and over between football and basketball

When Football season is over, the repetition at the basketball games is more tolerable

I am tired of hearing the same songs year over year though. They gotta do more than bring in just 1 new song per year. I mean Basketcase is from when I was a little kid, and Blink 182 is from when I was in high school. I've been going to games for 6 years and they keep playing them. Green Day and Blink 182 have NOTHING to do with ISU or sports, and I think that they could replace those songs with some others.

I don't like other versions of the fight song. I don't like other versions of the National Anthem (ISU doesn't do this, but singers do for like the Superbowl, Baseball Games, etc). These songs were written a way for a reason. If you want something that's less march-like, learn a new song.

In summary: I wish they broke up songs between Football and Basketball; I wish they replaced pop songs each year; I don't like other versions of the fight song. I won't get any of that, but WHY do they play Basketcase and All the Small Things? Seriously?

I don't drink the Kool-Aid, and I am done making excuses. Only keeping it real...

Re: Dear Pep Band

Because there's not a lot of "music" coming out today that can be suited for pep bands. That's why most of the pep band repertoire comes from the 70s and 80s -- when pop music still had melodies and harmonies (and the occasional bridge!).

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